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Rescuers search for survivors of powerful Indonesia earthquake

Latest update from BBC: Powerful magnitude 7. Latest update from BBC World: Powerful magnitude 7. Latest update from ABC News: 2nd earthquake hits Indonesia following powerful magnitude 7. The report is now confirmed by ABC News. Rescue teams in Indonesia have been searching for survivors of Saturday's major earthquake which left at least 47 people dead. The magnitude 7.7 quake struck the island of Flores shortly before 05:00 (22:00 GMT on Friday) and had a depth of 15km, Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency stated. Preliminary reports indicate hundreds of buildings have been severely damaged by the quake and the dozens of aftershocks that followed. However, the full scale of the disaster is still unclear, and news of a second earthquake of magnitude 6.9 at the other end of Indonesia served as a reminder of why they call this region the ring of fire. Tremors from Saturday's powerful earthquake were reportedly felt by residents as far west as Bima Regency and City, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) agency said, but the Manggarai province is among the most affected.

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Scoop News DeskIndonesia · Published Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM UTCUpdated Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 3:51 AM UTC

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Preliminary data shows that 24 fatalities had been recorded there, meanwhile 17 deaths were recorded in East Manggarai province, three in Sikka province, and at least one in each of the Ngada, Ende and West Manggarai provinces. The earthquake struck around 600 miles (1,000km) away from Bali Rescue teams worked tirelessly through the day to free those trapped under the rubble While a tsunami warning was initially issued - leading some 2,000 people to self-evacuate - it was lifted around three hours after the initial jolt, when no significant sea level rise was detected.

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Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC
Latest update from BBC World: Powerful magnitude 7. Latest update from ABC News: 2nd earthquake hits Indonesia following powerful magnitude 7. The report is now confirmed by ABC News. Latest update from The Guardian World: Authorities issued a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, but there were at least 235 aftershocks, including one of magnitude 6. Rescue teams in Indonesia have been searching for survivors of Saturday's major earthquake which left at least 47 people dead. The magnitude 7.7 quake struck the island of Flores shortly before 05:00 (22:00 GMT on Friday) and had a depth of 15km, Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency stated. Preliminary reports indicate hundreds of buildings have been severely damaged by the quake and the dozens of aftershocks that followed. However, the full scale of the disaster is still unclear, and news of a second earthquake of magnitude 6.9 at the other end of Indonesia served as a reminder of why they call this region the ring of fire. Tremors from Saturday's powerful earthquake were reportedly felt by residents as far west as Bima Regency and City, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) agency said, but the Manggarai province is among the most affected.
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Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC
Latest update from BBC: Powerful magnitude 7. Latest update from BBC World: Powerful magnitude 7. Latest update from ABC News: 2nd earthquake hits Indonesia following powerful magnitude 7. The report is now confirmed by ABC News. Rescue teams in Indonesia have been searching for survivors of Saturday's major earthquake which left at least 47 people dead. The magnitude 7.7 quake struck the island of Flores shortly before 05:00 (22:00 GMT on Friday) and had a depth of 15km, Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency stated. Preliminary reports indicate hundreds of buildings have been severely damaged by the quake and the dozens of aftershocks that followed. However, the full scale of the disaster is still unclear, and news of a second earthquake of magnitude 6.9 at the other end of Indonesia served as a reminder of why they call this region the ring of fire. Tremors from Saturday's powerful earthquake were reportedly felt by residents as far west as Bima Regency and City, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) agency said, but the Manggarai province is among the most affected.
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Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 3:51 AM UTC
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